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Chestnut Hills, Cedar Hills, Windemere Woods, Chestnut Pond and Fleischer's 2nd Addition) and for Improvement Projects #90-19 (Cedar Hills Addition), #90-20 (Chestnut Hills Addition), g90- 21 (Windemere Woods Addition) and #90-28 (Chestnut Pond Addition. Motion carried. Voting Yes: Mayor Gilbertson, Councilmembers Beyer, Peterson, Cich and Hardin. Voting No: None. Case #6: McKinley Street Extension Mr. Schroeder stated that the City has received signed agreements from the two owners of the land in Industrial Park 1st Addition deeding over the fight-of-way for the McKinley Street extension. In return, the City is agreeing to construct roadway improvements which are estimated at $400,000 plus the engineering fees. He stated it seems very expensive; however, he believes City Council desires to encourage industrial development in this area which makes this a reasonable project to pursue. Mayor Gilbertson recessed the meeting at 8:54 p.m. Mayor Gilbertson reconvened the meeting at 9:05 p.m. Mr. Jankowski presented a map showing the proposed alignment of McKinley Street and discussion ensued regarding this proposal. Councilmember Hardin stated that if and when the City of Ramsey will be able to connect with the City of Anoka, there is another property involved, the Seed Estate. Mayor Gilbertson stated that in his opinion, the Council has to take action as to not proceed at this point would be a waste of the taxpayer's money. Councilmember Hardin stated he does not have a problem proceeding with the extension; however, he would like some assurances from the City of Anoka and from the Seed Estate that they will cooperate. Mt'. Schroeder stated that the agreement requires the City of Ramsey to complete the construction of McKinley Street by the end of 1991 and he felt the City should ask for an extension to the time frame such as June 1, 1992. Upon inquiry, Mr. Spohn stated he is in agreement with that date. Motion by Councilmember Hardin and seconded by Councilmember Beyer to ratify the Council's earlier action directing the City Administrator to enter into an agreement with the owners of property within the McKinley Street development area for fight-of-way acquisition contingent upon obtaining assurances from the City of Anoka and the Seed Estate regarding their intention to cooperate and establish an alignment from Thurston Avenue to Sunfish Lake Boulevard N.W. Motion carried. Voting Yes: Mayor Gilbertson, Councilmembers Hardin, Beyer, Cich and Peterson. Voting No: None. Motion by Councilmember Hardin and seconded by Councilmember Beyer to adopt Resolution #91-07-172 receiving a petition and calling for a feasibility study on Improvement Project #91-11, the McKinley Sn'eet extension. Motion carried. Voting Yes: Mayor Gilbertson, Councihnembers Hardin, Beyer, Cich and Peterson. Voting No: None. City Council/July 23, 1991 Page 8 of 10